Böcker av Elin Skaar

Based on fieldwork unprecedented in scope, this project provides the first systematic study of the formulation and implementation of the recommendations of thirteen Latin American truth commissions.

Based on fieldwork unprecedented in scope, this project provides the first systematic study of the formulation and implementation of the recommendations of thirteen Latin American truth commissions.

This comparative analysis, focusing on Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, explores the complex relationship between executive politics and judicial action, showing that judicial independence is a crucial factor in prosecution. It will engage Latin Americanists as well as all who are concerned with justice and human rights around the world.